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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
130 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026
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NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-
NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-
INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-
COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ALLAGASH, CLAYTON LAKE, MADAWASKA,
FORT KENT, FRENCHVILLE, PRESQUE ISLE, CARIBOU, VAN BUREN, MARS HILL,
ASHLAND, BAKER LAKE, BILLY-JACK DEPOT, BAXTER ST PARK,
CHURCHILL DAM, MOUNT KATAHDIN, RIPOGENUS, TELOS LAKE,
CAUCOMGOMOC LAKE, CHAMBERLAIN LAKE, MILLINOCKET, EAST MILLINOCKET,
PATTEN, MEDWAY, HOULTON, HODGDON, SHERMAN, SMYRNA MILLS, GREENVILLE,
MONSON, BLANCHARD, LINCOLN, HOWLAND, SPRINGFIELD, BANGOR, BREWER,
ORONO, OLD TOWN, AMHERST, AURORA, DEDHAM, EASTBROOK, GREAT POND,
CALAIS, GRAND LAKE STREAM, WESLEY, PRINCETON, ELLSWORTH, BAR HARBOR,
BUCKSPORT, ORLAND, CASTINE, EASTPORT, PERRY, MACHIAS, CHERRYFIELD,
DOVER-FOXCROFT, MILO, GUILFORD, DANFORTH, VANCEBORO, AND TOPSFIELD
130 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026
..NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLD WATER SAFETY MESSAGE
* THE WARM AIR TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S MAY
CAUSE PEOPLE TO UNDERESTIMATE THE DANGERS OF THE COLD WATER
TEMPERATURES WHICH ARE CURRENTLY ONLY IN THE MID 40S ON THE LAKES
AND IN THE MID 40S ON THE RIVERS.
* THE COLD WATER TEMPERATURES CAN QUICKLY CAUSE HYPOTHERMIA TO
ANYONE IMMERSED IN THE WATER. ACCORDING TO THE MAINE WARDEN
SERVICE, WHEN THE WATER TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW 50 DEGREES, THE
CHANCE OF IMMEDIATE INCAPACITATION DUE TO COLD SHOCK IS EXTREMELY
HIGH. ANYONE ON SMALL BOATS, CANOES OR KAYAKS SHOULD PLAN
ACCORDINGLY IF RECREATING THIS WEEKEND AND USE EXTREME CAUTION TO
AVOID THIS THREAT. PADDLE SMART FROM THE START AND ALWAYS WEAR
YOUR LIFE JACKET!
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